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Article #4141Need help setting up hard drive
From: Tom Kelly
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 1990 10:16
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 1990 10:16
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HELP !!!!!!!!!!! I AM GOING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Over the weekend I installed a hard drive on my XT clone.
I have noticed that some programs that work fine when run
from floppies, fail to work properly when run from the hard drive.
I put PC Tools on my drive by "running" pcsetup program.
PC Tools locks up when I try to use the (E)dit function
on files I have selected. Only warm/cold boot will get me out.
I copied all the files from my Qmodem disk to a directory called
Qmodem. When I try to run it from the hard drive, I get the message
that comm 1 is not available. It works fine on floppy, modem is set
up for comm 1.
I setup Quick C 2.0 on my hard drive using the setup file.
I accepted all the default values and it built all the libraries.
I modified Autoexec.bat and config.sys as directed.
When I type QC the hard drive light flashes off and on until I reboot.
The program never starts. It works from the floppy.
I am at a loss as what to do next.
Would some kind soul help me out?
PKZIP works fine running from the hard drive.
I DON'T WANT TO HIRE A CONSULTANT, BUT MAYBE I COULD INVEST A FEW BEERS.
Thanks
Please send me E-Mail or call Tom Kelly at 619-562-2130 (Santee).
UUCP: crash!pro-grouch!tomk
ARPA: crash!pro-grouch!tomk@nosc.mil
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